Job summary
- Main area
- Child & Adolescent Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 050-NMR524-0725
- Employer
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Denbighshire CAMHS/Conwy CAMHS/SMS Service
- Town
- Rhyl/Llandudno/Colwyn Bay
- Salary
- £39,263 - £47,280 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

CAMHS Co-Occurring Practitioner
Band 6
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job overview
Band 6 CAMHS Co-Occurring Practitioner Post.
Please note: Posts are open to health and social care professionals, therapists, or Social Workers with experience supporting emotional wellbeing/mental health.
In North Wales we are very excited to be growing our CAMHS Services. If you have a passion for working with children and adolescents or those experiencing mental health difficulties, are a healthcare professional, accredited therapist or Social Worker with experience working to support emotional wellbeing, we are keen to hear from you. You will be a dynamic individual committed to delivering high quality evidence based compassionate care and be keen to undertake a role within a child and adolescent mental health service.
Our Band 6 Co-Occurring Practitioner CAMHS Practitioner posts are open to candidates who are skilled in mental health assessment, risk assessment, and delivering interventions to support emotional wellbeing and mental health.
Experience of working within children and young people would be advantageous.
All employees are offered a structured induction and development plan to support clinicians to develop their skills to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide leadership as a Specialist Community Co-Occurring Practitioner working closely with both Child and Adolescent Mental Health Teams (CAMHS) and Children and the area Young People Substance Misuse Services (CYPSMS) to develop the Co-Occurring pathway in local County based services.
They will work with the MDT to lead the implementation, monitoring and management of the Co-Occurring Framework Pathway across both CAMHS and CYP Substance Misuse services.
The post holder will have responsibility to maintain a clinical caseload and will include setting and maintaining clinical standards within the governance framework, motivation and leadership of team members from both CAMHS and SMS services in reaching specific clinical, health and Co-Occurring framework targets.
There will be protected time given in CYPSMS services, ensuring flexibility across both services to address need and demand. This will be a common sense approach involving a split of 50/50 or 60/40 across the services. This will be agreed locally and reviewed as required.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse, Mental Health. OR • Social Worker registered with the Care Council. OR • Occupational Therapist registered with the Health Professions Council Evidence of personal and clinical development
- Evidence of post graduate training for the supervision and teaching of junior staff.
- Extensive knowledge of mental health issues
- Up to date knowledge and application of consent, data protection, patient confidentiality and risk management with Health and Safety issues.
- Up to date working knowledge of the Mental Health Act.
- Knowledge of relevant national strategies.
- Evidence understanding and knowledge in child development.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of local policies / procedures and guidelines.
- Knowledge and skill related to substance misuse
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration experience of working with children, young people and families in a health or social care environment or mental health setting
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Evidence of basic l. T. skills
- Demonstrate the ability to care and communicate an advanced understanding of the psychological needs of individuals.
- Advanced clinical skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Committed to continuous professional development
- Ability to travel across sites in timely manner.
- Working flexibly across the two services depending on need and demand.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Patterson
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000 856023
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